Jean-Etienne Guettard (1715–1786) was a French geologist and mineralogist. From the evidence of fossils found in the volcanic hills of the Puy de Dôme, in south-central France, he concluded correctly that they conflicted with the time scheme of the Old Testament. (M 40708) _ _.
Discovered on 12-7-1993 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.